June 23rd

"'Now therefore why are you putting God to the test by placing on the neck of the disciples a yoke that neither our ancestors nor we have been able to bear? On the contrary, we believe that we will be saved through the grace of the Lord Jesus, just as they will.’" Acts 15:10-11

we expect others to live

in ways that would 

bring us to our knees.

we want to impose

our beliefs on the kids

who just want someone

to believe they are worth

loving, feeding, housing,

protecting, mentoring.

we insist on putting those

millstones of prejudice,

hate, bitterness, suppression

around the necks of folks

who we just don't like

because, well, 

simply because they want

to be accepted for who

they know they are.

and all the while,

you keep asking,

why?

why?

why?

(c) 2024 Thom M. Shuman

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